Shelly's Japan Trip


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Josh asleep in
Anchorage airport

Josh & Shelly
in Hawaii

View from hotel window
in Hawaii


Host families house

Itadori river canyon

Shelly at Itadori
Mountain Shrine

Old tree in Itadori


Mayors at
welcome party

Shelly & hosts at
kiyomizu-dera temple

Part of
kiyomizu-dera temple

Otowa-no-taki at
kiyomizu-dera temple


Shopping in Kyoto

Outside entrance to
Heian Shrine


Heian Shrine

Old tree at
Heian Shrine

Bride at Heian Shrine

Nijo Castle

Rokuon-ji Temple

Golden Pavilion at
Rokuon-ji Temple

Lighting incense at
Rokuon-ji Temple


Display at
paper museum

First graders at Itadori
Elementary School

Fifth graders at at Itadori
Elementary School

Computer lab at Itadori
Elementary School

Josh with first graders at
Itadori Elementary School

Me with first graders at
Itadori Elementary School


making rice cakes

Josh making
rice cakes

Learning to make
rice cakes

Group at Itadori
Jr. High School

Josh with group of girls at
Itadori Jr. High School



Pickup truck


Host grandmother
with May

Me and
host grandmother

Sake bar in Takayama

Jeff & Jackie with
green tea ice cream


Rubbing Budda's belly


Monkey crossing sign

Bamboo trees


Naoyoshi at farewell party


Farewell party

Naoyoshi, me & Josh
at farewell party

Josh on bullet train

Mt. Fuji

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